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1 wit
[wit]1) (humour; the ability to express oneself in an amusing way: His plays are full of wit; I admire his wit.) graça2) (a person who expresses himself in a humorous way, tells jokes etc: He's a great wit.) humorista3) (common sense, inventiveness etc: He did not have the wit to defend himself.) senso•- witless- - witted
- witticism
- witty
- wittily
- wittiness
- at one's wits' end
- keep one's wits about one
- live by one's wits
- frighten/scare out of one's wits
- out of one's wits* * *wit1[wit] n 1 juízo. 2 capacidade ou faculdade mental (geralmente wits). he has quick wits / ele é de rápida compreensão. 3 razão, inteligência viva. 4 destreza, habilidade. have you not the wits to do it? / será que você não tem habilidade para fazer isto? 5 finura, perspicácia, agudeza, sagacidade. 6 engenho, aptidão. 7 entendimento, imaginação. 8 graça, humor, chiste. 9 pessoa espirituosa. 10 brincalhão. 11 wits sabedoria, juízo. she is out of her wits / ela perdeu o juízo. don’t lose your wits in an emergency! / não fique desorientado numa emergência! don’t drive me out of my wits! / não me faça enlouquecer! brevity is the soul of wit brevidade é a alma do saber. he has not his wits about him ele não está com a cabeça no lugar. he lives by his wits ele vive de expedientes. I am at my wit’s end não sei mais o que fazer. it sharpened his wits isto tornou-o mais esperto. to have a ready wit ser espirituoso. to sacre/terrify someone out of their wits, to frighten the wits out of someone amedrontar, apavorar alguém.————————wit2 -
2 wit
[wit]1) (humour; the ability to express oneself in an amusing way: His plays are full of wit; I admire his wit.) espírito de humor2) (a person who expresses himself in a humorous way, tells jokes etc: He's a great wit.) pessoa espirituosa3) (common sense, inventiveness etc: He did not have the wit to defend himself.) bom senso•- witless- - witted - witticism - witty - wittily - wittiness - at one's wits' end - keep one's wits about one - live by one's wits - frighten/scare out of one's wits - out of one's wits -
3 wit (to)
a saberEnglish-Portuguese dictionary of military terminology > wit (to)
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5 after-wit
af.ter-wit['a:ftə wit] n reflexão tardia. after-wit is everybody’s wit previsão depois do acontecimento não requer inteligência. -
6 after-wit is everybody’s wit
after-wit is everybody’s witprevisão depois do acontecimento não requer inteligência.English-Portuguese dictionary > after-wit is everybody’s wit
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7 I am at my wit’s end
I am at my wit’s endnão sei mais o que fazer, estou desesperado.————————I am at my wit’s endnão sei mais o que fazer. -
8 half-wit
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9 a flash of wit
a flash of witlampejo de engenho. -
10 brevity is the soul of wit
brevity is the soul of witbrevidade é a alma do saber. -
11 coruscation of wit
coruscation of witlampejo de inteligência. -
12 to have a ready wit
to have a ready witser espirituoso. to sacre/terrify someone out of their wits, to frighten the wits out of someone amedrontar, apavorar alguém. -
13 to wit
to witisto é, quer dizer, a saber. -
14 half-wit
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15 witenagemot
wit.e.na.ge.mot[w'itənəgimout] n Hist reunião dos Grandes do reino anglo-saxão. -
16 witlessly
wit.less.ly[w'itlisli] adv tolamente, desajuizadamente, de modo ignorante. -
17 witlessness
wit.less.ness[w'itlisnis] n falta de juízo, tolice, estupidez, ignorância. -
18 witling
wit.ling[w'itliŋ] n pedante, tolo metido a sabichão. -
19 witness stand
wit.ness stand[w'itnis stænd] n Amer banco das testemunhas. -
20 witness-box
wit.ness-box[w'itnis bɔks] n Brit = link=witness%20stand witness stand.
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Wit — Wit, n. [AS. witt, wit; akin to OFries. wit, G. witz, OHG. wizz[=i], Icel. vit, Dan. vid, Sw. vett. [root]133. See {Wit}, v.] [1913 Webster] 1. Mind; intellect; understanding; sense. [1913 Webster] Who knew the wit of the Lord? or who was his… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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